Spencer E. Ante

Creative Capital (eBook, ePUB)

Georges Doriot and the Birth of Venture Capital

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Venture capitalists are the handmaidens of innovation. Operating in the background, they provide the fuel needed to get fledgling companies off the ground--and the advice and guidance that helps growing companies survive their adolescence.

In Creative Capital, Spencer Ante tells the compelling story of the enigmatic and quirky man--Georges Doriot--who created the venture capital industry. The author traces the pivotal events in Doriot's life, including his experience as a decorated brigadier general during World War II; as a maverick professor at Harvard Business School; and as the architect and founder of the first venture capital firm, American Research and Development. It artfully chronicles Doriot's business philosophy and his stewardship in startups, such as the important role he played in the formation of Digital Equipment Corporation and many other new companies that later grew to be influential and successful.

An award-winning Business Week journalist, Ante gives us a rare look at a man who overturned conventional wisdom by proving that there is big money to be made by investing in small and risky businesses. This vivid portrait of Georges Doriot reveals the rewards that come from relentlessly pursuing what-if possibilities--and offers valuable lessons for business managers and investors alike.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Harvard Business Review Press
• Seitenzahl: 299
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. April 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781422129517
• Artikelnr.: 38293875

Autorenporträt

Spencer Ante is an editor at Business Week, where he has written many cover stories and received awards for excellence in reporting. He has also written and reported for The New York Times, Salon, Wired, Spin, Business 2.0, The Industry Standard, TheStreet.com, and other publications.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 Roots
Chapter 2 The Student
Chapter 3 Coming to America
Chapter 4 The Professor
Chapter 5 Slouching Through the Depression
Chapter 6 The Inflection Point
Chapter 7 Founding Fathers
Chapter 8 The Birth of Venture Capital
Chapter 9 A Star is Born
Chapter 10 The First Home Run
Chapter 11 The Takeover
Chapter 12 Venture Capital Comes of Age
Epilogue
Bibliography/Notes
Index